Histoire et histoires du Nebraska . En tant qu'Etat du Nebraska 273 Q La grande grève.- L'année 1888 est noté pour thegreat Burlington grève. À un signal donné sur février27th, pratiquement tous les ingénieurs et les pompiers sur thatrailroad ont laissé leurs en-gines, anincrease exigeant de payer. Thisstrike causinggreat throughoutthe a duré de l'été, à la perte de transport rail-route, à l'workmenand thestate au peuple de. Le railroadcompany innew a les hommes de l'Eastto thestrikers prendre la place de et finalement gagné. Nebraska State Capitol en 1889. {Fromphotograph par U. G. Cornell.) Cette grève, qui s'étendait à l'overa

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History and stories of Nebraska . NEBRASKA AS A STATE 273 The Great Q Strike.— The year 1888 is noted for thegreat Burlington strike. At a given signal on February27th, practically all the engineers and firemen on thatrailroad left their en-gines, demanding anincrease of pay. Thisstrike lasted throughoutthe summer, causinggreat loss to the rail-road, to the workmenand to the people of thestate. The railroadcompany brought innew men from the Eastto take the places of thestrikers and finally won. Nebraska State Capitol in 1889. {Fromphotograph by U. G. Cornell.) This strike, which extended overall the lines of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, is known as the Great Q Strike. Horse Stealing and Vigilance Committees.— In everyperiod of Nebraskas history, there has been some stealingof horses and cattle along the frontier, and the settlers therehave organized to protect their stock and punish the thieves.Hanging was the usual punishment for stealing stock inborder settlements. Vigilance committees was thename usually given to the settlers clubs for their own pro-tection. The members of such committees solemnly prom-ised to help each other and to punish thieves. Cattle andhorses were stolen on a large scale after 1880 when settle-ments pushed into the far Northwest. The deep canyons andthe sand hills made convenient places for hiding stock, until it could be run out of the country. Vigilance commit-tees were organized by the settlers throughout this frontierregion. Ther

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